Annex 2 – Artist’s biography
Wong Shih Yaw Born 1967, in Singapore
ART QUALIFICATIONS
1989 Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting), Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore 2011 Associate Diploma in Cartoon Design, Palin School of Arts & Design, Singapore.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo
1996 “Worldly People”, 1st Solo Painting Exhibition, The Substation Gallery, Singapore
1999 “Shalom”, 2nd Solo Drawing & Painting Exhibition, The Substation Gallery, Singapore
2004 “In Thee”, 3rd Solo Painting Exhibition, Utterly Art Exhibition Space, Singapore
2005 “Life’s Interpretation”, 4th Solo Drawing Exhibition, Utterly Art Exhibition Space, Singapore
2006 “Out of the Grey”, 5th Solo Painting Exhibition, Utterly Art Exhibition Space, Singapore
2009 “The Stage”, 6th Solo Painting Exhibition, Utterly Art Exhibition Space, Singapore
2010 “My Story”, 7th Solo Painting Exhibition, Utterly Art Exhibition Space, Singapore
2011 “My Story II”, 8th Solo Painting Exhibition, Utterly Art Exhibition Space, Singapore
2012 “My Story III”, 9th Solo Painting Exhibition, Utterly Art Exhibition Space, Singapore
2013 “My Story IV”, 10th Solo Painting Exhibition, Utterly Art Exhibition Space, Singapore
2014 “My Story V”, 11th Solo Painting Exhibition, Utterly Art Exhibition Space, Singapore
Group
1987 “Ohara School of Ikebana” Art Exhibition, Singapore 5th ASEAN Youth Painting Workshop and Exhibition, Singapore
1988 “Works from 12 Artists” Art Exhibition, Singapore “Man Objects Images” 4-Man Art Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore
1989 “1st Open Studio Show” 10-Person Art Exhibition, The Artists Village, Singapore “Two With A Cause” 2-Man Art Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore “2nd Open Studio Show” 26-Person Art Exhibition, The Artists Village, Singapore
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“Singapore Contemporary Art: East Meets West” Touring Exhibition, Holland, West Germany and Scotland “Man Objects Images’ 89” 5-Person Art Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore “Art Mart”, Singapore International Shopping Festival, Singapore “The Happenings”, Nanyang Technological Institute Hall V, Singapore “The Happenings 2”, National University of Singapore, Singapore ASEAN-Australia Artist Exchange Programme, ARX’89, Perth, Australia “The Drawing Show” 44-Person Art Exhibition, The Artists Village, Singapore “The Time Show” 24 Hours Continuous Show, The Artists Village, Singapore
1990 “Qu.Art Support II”, a 22-Person Art Exhibition, Hong Kong “Art Festival’90: Les extremes se touchent” 6-person Art Exhibition, Art Affairs Gallery, Singapore “Art Festival’90: The Care Show” – The Artists Village, Scotts Shopping Centre, Bibi’s Theatre Pub, Street Theatre Carnival, Singapore “3rd Open Studio Show”, The Artists Village, Singapore Urban Artists: 25 Years of Art in Singapore, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore “Boxes and Windows” 2-Person Art Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore “Many in One” 25 Years of Art from Singapore, organised by National Museum, Meridian House International, Washington D.C. (USA)
1997 “Art Power”, an art sale to benefit The Substation, Singapore
1998 “60 Years of NAFA Art Exhibition”, 15th August – 11th October, 1998, Singapore Art Museum
2000 “Feed the Birds” Art Exhibition, Orchard Point, Singapore
2001 Art Exhibition in conjunction with Christian Culture Appreciation Night, Presentation on artworks in The Rock Auditorium, Suntec City, Singapore “E’YD” (Hebrew word for “chaos”) Art Exhibition, The Substation Gallery, Singapore
2004 “Art Singapore 2004 - The Contemporary Asian Art Fair”, represented by Utterly Art, Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore
2006 “The Inoyama Donation: A Tale of Two Artists” Exhibition, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore “Encounters: Southeast Asian Art in Singapore Art Museum Collection”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2007 “Still Small Voice, An exhibition by C.Art”, Utterly Art Exhibition Space, Singapore “The Big Picture Show”, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2008 “A Walk To The Light”, Two Man Art Exhibition, Utterly Art Exhibition Space, Singapore. “The Artists Village: 20 Years On”, 21 August to 5 October 2008, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore.
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2009 “CARE-LESS”, Group Exhibition, Forth Gallery, Singapore.
2010 “Excavation” Ten Singapore Artists Exhibition, The Art Studio@ Old School, Singapore
2011 “Hungry for more”, Utterly Art's 10th Anniversary Show, ION Art Gallery, Singapore. Affordable Art Fair Singapore, F1 Pit Building, Singapore
COLLECTIONS
Works are collected by The Singapore Art Museum and private collectors in Singapore and overseas.
COMMISSIONED WORKS
1989 “Greensocks”, Commissioned Painting for TheatreWorks’ play and the Drama Festival’89, Singapore
2005 “Vibrant Youth”, commissioned by DP Architects Pte Ltd, for official opening of the Singapore National Library, Singapore
ART-RELATED JOB EXPERIENCES
1990-1992 Illustrator/Designer, Sea-Sky Enterprise
1992-1995 Art Instructor
1996-1997 Plant-Supervisor, in charge of Stage-sets and Stage-effects Department, MegaForce Entertainment Enterprise Pte Ltd
1998-2001 Art Instructor
2000-2002 Artist / Art Instructor for Boston Learning, conducting Creative Art enrichment workshops for several primary and secondary schools
2002-Present Artist / Illustrator / Art Instructor
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